How to Use prisoner of war in a Sentence

prisoner of war

noun phrase

• Each side agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners of war soon and resume talks.
  — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 May 2025
• The top of the chair bore the logo for prisoners of war and soldiers who were missing in action.
  — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2023
• Convicts or prisoners of war would face off against soldiers until one side was the winner.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
• This story is a companion to a piece about Iowa's prisoner of war camps.
  — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026
• Often, the reprisals would be meted out on prisoners of war, who were near at hand and could easily be killed.
  — Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
• Thousands of people are believed to be held as prisoners of war by all sides since the conflict erupted.
  — Ahmed Al-Haj and Samy Magdy, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
• The crew was able to parachute to safety, but some were taken as prisoners of war by the Germans.
  — Sam Gillette, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
• Waiting for them on the ground were German soldiers, who captured him and took him as a prisoner of war.
  — Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
• Ukraine has made the return of prisoners of war a central demand throughout the conflict.
  — Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
• Ukraine has made the return of prisoners of war a central demand throughout the conflict.
  — ABC News, 8 May 2026
• Wright was not just a wax sculptor but an advocate for prisoners of war and a Patriot spy.
  — Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
• His uncle had been a pilot who was shot down over Hungary and was a prisoner of war until the war ended.
  — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
• The prisoners of war were then transported to places of internment in a manner that raised concerns.
  — Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
• He was captured and held as a prisoner of war by Americans for several months.
  — Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
• Nyaboga has not been in touch with his family since last year and is believed to be among the prisoners of war held in Ukraine.
  — ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
• Many people have called the island home over the years, from Portuguese fishermen to prisoners of war.
  — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2023
• Shortly afterwards he was captured by the Germans as a prisoner of war.
  — Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024
• Taken as a prisoner of war, he was held for only 22 hours as the Allies pressed their advance.
  — Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
• When the conflict ended, family members gathered around a radio to hear the list of prisoners of war.
  — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
• Kathy interacted in kitchens with German prisoners of war and learned to speak French.
  — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
• Thousands of people are still believed to be held as prisoners of war since the conflict erupted, with others missing.
  — Ahmed Al-Haj and Samy Magdy, ajc, 14 Apr. 2023
• In a clip provided by the Ukrainian military, the prisoner of war yelps as he is half-carried away.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
• She and Renate were forced to work at a paper factory where French prisoners of war were also present.
  — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
• This year, Redmon traveled to Hanoi with a group of former prisoners of war, many of whom had flown the same missions as his dad.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
• Soon thousands more would arrive in a country that had not dealt with prisoners of war to any extent since the Civil War.
  — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
• Trump mocked the 5 1/2 years McCain spent as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
• He’d been held for years a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II.
  — Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
• One man might describe how he was tortured as a prisoner of war, or another might recall the day his brother was hauled away from their home, never to be seen again.
  — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
• This is a man who’s a product of World War II, who was a prisoner of war in Burma.
  — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026
• Its most famous use was for gladiator games, in which enslaved people or prisoners of war fought each other or wild animals to the death.
  — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026